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135-12 37 Avenue · Queens · BBL 4049740015 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP16
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed4
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40. In ZIP 11354, 86% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Noise (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Building/Use (1).

Filed construction activity

$29,960 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (1982)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)1935 Legacy Group LLC
Head officerSYLVIA LUI
Managing agentCAPITAL HOME REALTY, INC
Last registered2025-10-01

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$935,000 $420,750
2026$1,083,000 $487,350
2027$1,300,000 $585,000

The city's market estimate has risen 39% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayFlushing-Main St — 7 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Main St / 38 Av — Q12 · 450 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 John Bowne
Middle: J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

135-12 37 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CAPITAL HOME REALTY, INC. — 18 buildings, 654 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
88-31 55th Avenue QN184 A
45-15 82nd Street QN138 A
35-14 146th Street QN57 A
35-06 Leavitt Street QN54 A
7608 Bay Parkway BK35 A
137-08 31 Road QN34 A
34-45 Leavitt Street QN24 A
139-39 35 Avenue QN23 A
90-20 55 Avenue QN20 A
557 Hart Street BK18 A
136-16 31 Road QN16 A
42-36 82 Street QN14 A
112-32 38 Avenue QN8 A
168 Bay 49 Street BK8 A
15 Bay 31 Street BK6 A
2230 Benson Avenue BK6 A
135-12 37 Avenue QN5 C
2116 West 9 Street BK4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $210,000 on 1996-08-01 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1996-08-01Mortgage $210,000 — from LEE, JAMES Y.C.; LUI, MERRILL Y to GREENPOINT BANK $210,000
1982-08-23Mortgage $150,000 — from WU, TE-LENG; WU, BAO-CHENG to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK $150,000

Ten-year activity

20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
18
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017134019
2018001012
2019011013
2020000011
2021002013
20220164112
2023401016
202401142118
2025004015
2026011002
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-07-08311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-07-08DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-29Boiler inspection
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-08311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2026-07-08DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-12-29Boiler inspection
2025-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-13311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2025-07-31Eviction executed (2A)
2024
2024-12-20Boiler inspection
2024-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-07-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-06-12FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-05-22311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2024-01-29Deed — from THE SYLVIA Y.S. LUI REVOCABLE TRUST; SYLVIA Y.S. LUI AS TRUSTEE to 1935 LEGACY GROUP LLC
2024-01-22Deed transfer (nominal price)
2024-01-17HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
2024-01-17HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2024-01-17HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX . NO
2024-01-17HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2024-01-17HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2024-01-17HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2024-01-17HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2024-01-17HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2024-01-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023
2023-12-28Boiler inspection
2023-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-02-10Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-02-09Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-02-03Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING OF EXISTING STORE. PLUMBING WORK IS FILE SEPARATELY THRU DOB NOW. NO CHANG OF USE, OCCUPANCY & EGRESS.$12,320
2023-02-03Job filed: INSTALL (2)NEW HAIR SHAMPOO STATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$3,000
2022
2022-12-23Boiler inspection
2022-12-22Deed — from SYLVIA Y. S. LUI AS TRUSTEE; MERRILL Y. LUI DECEASED TRUSTEE; THE SYLVIA Y. S. LUI REVOCAB to THE SYLVIA Y.S. LUI REVOCABLE TRUST; SYLVIA Y.S. LUI AS TRUSTEE
2022-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-16Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-10-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-04-15Deed — from LEE, JAMES Y.C.; LUI, MERRILL Y. to MERRILL Y. LUI, AS TRUSTEE; SYLVIA Y. S. LUI, AS TRUSTEE; THE MERRILL Y. LUI REVOCABLE TRU
2022-04-05Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-03-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-03-03HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-03-03HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-12-27Boiler inspection
2021-04-14HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-01-06311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2020
2020-12-21Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-28311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2019-12-28DOB complaint, category ?
2019-10-09Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-29311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2018-11-15Boiler inspection
2017
2017-12-19Job filed: CONVERT 1ST FLOOR FROM PARTIAL RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL USE. OBTAIN NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.$14,640
2017-12-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-10-26Boiler inspection
2017-09-18311: Miscellaneous Categories — Inspection Work Order (DOB)
2017-09-18DOB complaint, category ?
2017-06-21311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2017-06-21DOB complaint, category ?
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-01-30311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2016
2016-11-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-08-31311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2015
2015-10-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-02-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014
2014-08-07311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2012
2012-08-12311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2011
2011-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-04-17311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2003
2003-10-22Mortgage satisfied — from LEE, JAMES Y; LUI, MERRILL Y to GREENPOINT BANK
2000
2000-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-08-01Mortgage $210,000 — from LEE, JAMES Y.C.; LUI, MERRILL Y to GREENPOINT BANK$210,000
1996-08-01Deed — from WU, BAO CHENG LEE; WU, TE LENG to LEE, JAMES Y.C.; LUI, MERRILL Y
1996-08-01Deed — from WU, TE-LENG; WU, BAO-CHENG LEE to WU, BAO-CHENG LEE; WU, TE-LENG
1996-08-01Deed — from BULL HEAD BRAND TRADING CO LTD to WU, TE-LEUNG; WU, BAO-CHENG LEE
1996-08-01Mortgage assigned — from LUI, MERRILL Y; LEE, JAMES Y.C. to GREENPOINT BANK
1996-06-10Permit PL — ISSUED
1994
1994-10-25DOB complaint, category ?
1994-09-30Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-03-15Mortgage satisfied — from WU, TE-LENG ETAL to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK
1992
1992-05-14Permit PL — ISSUED
1991
1991-07-02Deed — from WU, TE-LENG; WU, BAO-CHENG LEE to WU, BAO-CHENG LEE; WU, TE-LENG
1982
1982-10-27DECL — from HUANG, THOMAS J.; HUANG, ALICE; BULL HEAD BRD TR COLTD; HAW-LAY I CONST. INC
1982-08-23Mortgage $150,000 — from WU, TE-LENG; WU, BAO-CHENG to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK$150,000
1982-08-23Deed — from BULL HEAD BRD/TRD/CO/LTD to WU, TE-LENG; WU, BAO-CHENG LEE

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